Solomon Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I tear up when I think that this thread has been going on for nearly 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Not that it annoys me but always thought it funny that the visiting team's band boosters come over to the home side at the half, watch their band and go home before the second half kickoff. Band parents in general annoy me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumb69 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Band parents in general annoy me. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnthepage Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 COWBELLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Band parents in general annoy me. The band parent that called to the Chattanooga football radio show was hot under the collar tonight. The visiting team's band apparently didn't get to perform because of a field goal kicking contest at halftime and you could tell he was ready to fight over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgrizzlies Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 The band parent that called to the Chattanooga football radio show was hot under the collar tonight. The visiting team's band apparently didn't get to perform because of a field goal kicking contest at halftime and you could tell he was ready to fight over it. Bands that go to competitions (usually out of town, at a high $$ expense plus lots of time and effort to prepare) need halftimes as a way to see how ready they are - not just with the show itself, but often with getting the equipment on and off the field within a certain time frame - just at they would at a big competition. If a high school wants to do a kicking competition as a fundraiser, no problem - maybe they should be in between quarters or before the game. If it wasn't a fundraiser, then there was no reason to have it at all. I'm as big of a football fan as anybody who ever posts on this site, but I agree with the band parent on this. Besides, the visiting band is traditionally supposed to go on first...that means the home band is the one that should have had to sit it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) The band parent that called to the Chattanooga football radio show was hot under the collar tonight. The visiting team's band apparently didn't get to perform because of a field goal kicking contest at halftime and you could tell he was ready to fight over it. Fantastic. I saw a former band parent post of Facebook today that she was my the band didn't make the broadcast of the maryville Alcoa game. Smh Edited August 27, 2012 by Solomon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm not saying he didn't have a reason to be disappointed, but he was fighting mad over it, cursing. They have at least 10 games a season to play plus throughout the game in the bleachers. I've already been to one game this year where the hosts didn't have room set aide for the visiting band, that had to be pretty annoying to stand the entire game and play. What beats that, any Friday of the year, is over-excited announcers flat out cheering for their team. Heard another one this past Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chattacane Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Heck man we spent 3 and half hours on Thursday last week getting extra bleachers just for the Ooltewah band. We did not do it out of the goodness of our heart we where told to do so. Then on game night they showed up in a tractor trailer, parked the thing and took up God knows how much room. In the 3rd qt of the game started packing up the thing blocking most everyones view of the game. When they got to the tractor trailer some cars pulled in behind them about 10 feet tehy then made the anouncer say so and so car will be towed if its not moved. I went over there and they where throwing a fit, told me if I did not find out who's car it was and have it moved they would have it towed. I said well this an't your school, you have no right, besides you can't they said why/ I said how are you going to get a tow truck in here. They stared at me. Lets just say they got caught up in traffice just like every one else. Really a tractor trailer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I seriously would not have my feelings hurt if bands never played at another high school football game ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLegit Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Jasper fans who think there team is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgo Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Bands that go to competitions (usually out of town, at a high $$ expense plus lots of time and effort to prepare) need halftimes as a way to see how ready they are - not just with the show itself, but often with getting the equipment on and off the field within a certain time frame - just at they would at a big competition. If a high school wants to do a kicking competition as a fundraiser, no problem - maybe they should be in between quarters or before the game. If it wasn't a fundraiser, then there was no reason to have it at all. I'm as big of a football fan as anybody who ever posts on this site, but I agree with the band parent on this. Besides, the visiting band is traditionally supposed to go on first...that means the home band is the one that should have had to sit it out. I second this!! Very good post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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